Duke Ellington - Before My Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]
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DUKE ELLINGTON / BEFORE MY TIME There is not much more that can be said about the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It ranks as possibly one of the finest Jazz orchestras of the the twentieth century. Ellington brought a sense of innovation which had rarely been seen before their time. A number of musicians had sought to elevate the jazz beyond it's more basic concept and in that Ellington was to prove most successful. The recordings on this CD were performed live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on January the 21st 1951 and includes some of the orchestras rarer and less known numbers. SOUNDS OF YESTERYEAR Album Tracks 1. The Mooche 2. Ring Dem Bells (Voc Ray Nance) 3. Frustration 4. Coloratura 5. Rose of the Rio Grande 6. Love You Madly (Voc Yvonne Lanauze) 7. Take the a Train 8. Duet 9. Harlem Suite 10. Monologue (Narration Duke Ellington) 11. Threesome V.L.P 's Boogie - Jam with Sam 12. Controversial Suite Later 13. Before My Time 14. Elington Medley 15. Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)
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- GenreJazzDescriptionDUKE ELLINGTON / BEFORE MY TIME There is not much more that can be said about the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It ranks as possibly one of the finest Jazz orchestras of the the twentieth century. Ellington brought a sense of innovation which had rarely been seen before their time. A number of musicians had sought to elevate the jazz beyond it's more basic concept and in that Ellington was to prove most successful. The recordings on this CD were performed live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on January the 21st 1951 and includes some of the orchestras rarer and less known numbers. SOUNDS OF YESTERYEAR Album Tracks 1. The Mooche 2. Ring Dem Bells (Voc Ray Nance) 3. Frustration 4. Coloratura 5. Rose of the Rio Grande 6. Love You Madly (Voc Yvonne Lanauze) 7. Take the a Train 8. Duet 9. Harlem Suite 10. Monologue (Narration Duke Ellington) 11. Threesome V.L.P 's Boogie - Jam with Sam 12. Controversial Suite Later 13. Before My Time 14. Elington Medley 15. Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)ArtistDuke EllingtonTitleBefore My TimeFormatCDLabelSounds of Yesteryear
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